I heard many stories about people sueing for riduculous things and situations. It just seems like everyone is doing anything just to get some money, even if its the most stupid thing. But hey, I know some stupid things done that are now televised and people are making money. This world is a very interesting place, with very odd people. There are times when I just sit and think about what goes on in the minds of those people that they can just go out there in the real world and believe that they can probably make a big buck for a random event that just happened like the guy being struck by lightining and blaming iPod for his unfortunate accident.

People this days, they are really just unpredictable if you ask me

This could have happened to any mp3 headphones carrier. Any metal and copper wire extended along or near the body will work as an antenna. The lawnmover was the biggest conducter, but as it is, lighting does take the nearest point of entry when it comes down....is that not why lightning rods are at the top of buildings and structures?

Message is, if you plug your ears, keep those eyes open for thunderclouds! This is common sense.

Apple should sue him for slander. The lawnmover manufacturer too, if he even thinks about it.

True story that golfers will appreciate: Lee Trevino was playing the iron 1, about to take the backswing, he was struck (by lightning). He survived and spoke the memorable words: You see, not even God can play an iron 1!

funny thing is that these lawsuits only happen in the US because it's just that easy to sue people there. In other countries, people would think you're a fool if you try to pull these stunts.

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I think its just human nature to find an "easy out" or "scape goat" in this case, and others stated it was the iPod. In the past people have blamed their "Walkman" or "Discman" for acidents while they were riding their bike or driving their car. Ok listening to music when biking/skating/jogging on a busy road isn't that smart since it is distracting and makes it more difficult to hear traffic. Now for the "my iPod got me electricuted" I have to laugh, an iPods construction in an of itself doesn't attract electricity enough to pull lightning. Now if he had been standing in the middle of an open feild, with his iPod on a 100 foot pole, durring a thunder/lightning storm, now that would attract lightning through the iPod but then he couldn't blam it on the iPod itself, just his own stupidity.

Well, if someone can win in a lawsuit against McDonald's over whether there is sufficient notice that the coffee is hot, then I guess sueing Apple becoz the ipod causes someone to be struck by lightning is not that far fetch after all. Heck, we might all laugh here but who knows... that guy might win after all....

Yes, he will probably win. I live in the US and know how lawyers can 'fast talk' their way around anything. For instance, I know a guy who got arrested for shooting an unregisterd gun in public, fleeing police, being under the influence while driving, and having marajuana in his car. Should have had jail time right? All he got was 6 months of probation, just one night in jail until he got to court. Lawyers are slick people.

I'm laughing to death with those haha! What means that if I die... well the topic creator will have a nice time talking to the judge... you know, lawsuits... Too bad I won't be alive to make use of the money!

Wow, thats some really crazy stuff likes, Americans are unintentionaly hilarious!

i reckon there should be a comedic documentary, on the life of the average american lmao! great eh?

This post has been edited by Wrightee2k6: Aug 19 2006, 03:37 PM

Shows how free of a country America is. Giving you the right to be angry at your I-pod for getting electrocuted. It's like blaming a chair if you stub your toe on it.

which if you think about, is what most people do...

It's just that it isn't very common in these cases to sue the chair's maker for it... =p
Also, nail manufacturers would have quite a headache.